Semitoje: Keshi Has Overspent His Time

Former Nigeria international, Isaac Semitoje has joined the roll-call of football personalities in the country calling for Stephen Keshi to step down as Nigeria coach.

Keshi has come under fire since the Super Eagles failed to qualify for next month’s Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.

With the Nigeria Football Federation being evasive whether   Keshi’s contract would be extended, and the former Togo manager keeping silent over the issue, there has been a widespread debate over his future with the national team.

Reports claiming the Presidency is insistent on the former Anderlecht star retaining his job seem to have added fuel to the flames with some sections of the media calling on the NFF to resist the alleged move.

Three of Keshi’s predecessors Adegboye Onigbinde, Christian Chukwu   and Shaibu Amodu last week urged the former Nigeria captain to quit the job.

And former Nigeria defender Semitoje during the week joined the chorus of voices asking Keshi to step aside to “save himself from further embarrassment.